College can make health feel optional. Classes run late, dining hall meals vary, sleep gets thin, and appointments compete with exams, work, friends, and family. But physical health is not a side project. It is the base that makes student life work. A practical health plan does not need to be complicated. It starts with knowing where to get care, which screenings to keep on the calendar, how preventive care protects future options, and what birth control choices are available
